Siyuan is all excited about his sister. Waking up, he will clamber onto a chair to look at his sister in her cot. Or he may point at her and say baby baby while we're feeding Sihuai. He likes to tickle her toes, hold her fingers and stroke her hair.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Baby Baby
Siyuan is all excited about his sister. Waking up, he will clamber onto a chair to look at his sister in her cot. Or he may point at her and say baby baby while we're feeding Sihuai. He likes to tickle her toes, hold her fingers and stroke her hair.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
We're home
We're home! We checked out in the evening of day three, much earlier than when we had Siyuan in Melbourne. Lux was in much better shape as this was an easier delivery - Siyuan's birth was a 12 hours ordeal. We were glad to be out of the hospital because of the HK practices, such as keeping babies in a nursery and restricting parental access.
The quality of the nurses was very uneven. Almost all didn't know about proper breastfeeding. Some didn't follow instructions or requests from mothers where feeding was concerned. A mother in our ward had to wander up and down the corridor looking for her baby because the nurse took it to the wrong room. I chased a nurse to the nursery and had an argument because she took Sihuai back while Lux was still breastfeeding.
I've heard similar complaints from folks who used private hospitals in HK. A local father I know only managed to hold his son once in the five days the family were at the hospital. Ridiculous. Bad treatment and food while paying handsomely!
Lux's experiences at the government hospitals and clinics though are generally good. Staff were professional and practices were similar to Australia. You have to wonder about the divide.
The quality of the nurses was very uneven. Almost all didn't know about proper breastfeeding. Some didn't follow instructions or requests from mothers where feeding was concerned. A mother in our ward had to wander up and down the corridor looking for her baby because the nurse took it to the wrong room. I chased a nurse to the nursery and had an argument because she took Sihuai back while Lux was still breastfeeding.
I've heard similar complaints from folks who used private hospitals in HK. A local father I know only managed to hold his son once in the five days the family were at the hospital. Ridiculous. Bad treatment and food while paying handsomely!
Lux's experiences at the government hospitals and clinics though are generally good. Staff were professional and practices were similar to Australia. You have to wonder about the divide.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Baby 思怀 or 思懷
Baby 思怀 (Si Huai) was born June 1 at about 1 p.m. She weighs 3.45 kg, and has a louder cry than her brother. Both mom and baby are fine, according to the doctor. Was a smooth delivery :)
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